May 27, 1965 (20 pages)

~ am, *1933my Alunc5 epeaen’** OO GO6T ‘LZ AeWw° May 27, 1965.Nevada County Nugget. de) ESE LEE ET TE LL PI TT TR IT NRTA: . _ SMALL TOWN : SMALL WORLD andnational life, from Teddy Rosevelt to Edmund G, Brown, who have recognized that conservation and beauty and wise use of our God-given resources are a prime concern of the public and of its government, And 1 suggest that those who apply the taunts of "posy -picker” or "bird watcher" to expressors of ideas like these have a close relationship to earlier Americans who as a sport slaughtered passenger pigeons because their numbers seemed inexhaustible, Conservation is an idea whose hour has come--and just in time. ---Joseph C, Houghteling, California Highway Commissioner, from a talk delivered April 23,. before the Institute of Traffic Engineers, San Francisco. WASHINGTON CALLING WASHINGTON IS RUMBLING ABOUT ADMIRAL RABORN WASHINGTON. --When it comes to assessing the blame or the praise--depending on the viewpoint-for American military intervention in the Dominican Republic it appears that anewcomer gets a larger share than had been previously appreciated. For Vice Admiral William F. Raborn (Ret. ) it was an initial venture as head of the Central Intelligence Agency in shaping the-course of a major crisis. From the first he insisted with deeply emotional conviction that the rebellion was Communist-dominated and that “another Cuba" wasimminent. He gave the President the list of 55 Communists involved in the rebellion. It was subsequently shown that the list contained a number of obvious errors. But it wasRaborn's gung-ho approach to his task that startled other participants in the high-level conference leading to the decision to send in the Marines. As one of the President's principal advisers remarked afterward, the admiral seemed to have cast himself in the role of Paul Revere charging into the National Security Council to warn that the redcoats were coming. . "ITwish John McCone was still over there running the CIA," another participant said, “and I never thought I'd live to see that day. " This reflects a widespread feeling at the change of command in the agency that has such far-flung powers exercised in almost-total secrecy. There were deep misgivings when President Kennedy named McCone, a wealthy California industrialist and a Republican, to head CIA. He had had only limited experience in intelligence as under Secretary of the Air Force and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. The fear was that he would be motivated by a quite unprofessional zealand a desire to keep in the public eye. But, on the contrary, McCone proved to be a thoroughgoing professional who shunned virtually all public appearances. He won the respect of the top staff built on the foundation of the World War II OSS. For both personal and business reasons he had long (C'S. ONE oF THOSE KARE, OLD NICTORIAN HORSEHBIR COVCHES. WHAT A WiCé COUCH. WHAT KINO \$ 11? ODD BODKINS. wanted to return to California. Raborn had no experience in intelligence. His distinguished naval career was climaxed with his direction of the planning and construction of the Polaris submarine, In pushing through this notable advance his organizing ability was invaluable. When he retired in 1963 he became vice-president for program management for Aerojet-General, the big defense contracting firm that is a subsidiary of the General Tire and Rubber Co. at Azusa, Calif. The head of Aerojet-General is former Secretary of the Navy DanKimball. Big, jovial, hard-driving Kimball is an ardent Democrat who has played an important role both on the national scene and in California. Last October when so many retired generals and admirals were whooping it up for Barry Goldwater Admiral Raborn was one of the very few who came out publicly for Johnson's re-election. In a statement issued by the Democratic National Committee in Washington he said, “It the human race is to survive, America's awesomenuclear power should be entrusted only to a man who can be counted upon to exercise calm judgment and wisdom in conducting our foreign policy.” Raborn's defenders say that this is his shakedown cruise in intelligence and it is, therefore, unfair to judge him on his early performance. But the question of temperament is important and here the contrast with McCone is significant. The Admiral's predecessor rarely showed emotion or excitement. He was given to understatement and to a cautious appraisal of the facts and the estimates as assembled. by. his immediate subordinates whose professionalism he respected. In the view of specialists who observed McCone's operation this ‘was the right approach and particularly forthe present occupant of the White House, Restraint and reserve are two qualities that tend to be in short supply in the executive office. "If tnere is one thing the President does not need, " a devotedco-worker remarked, "itis someone to send himinto orbit. He gets into orbit without any help at all.” In today's complex and perilous world the direction of a vast intelligence apparatus and the advice based on tat operation must be measured against a broad understanding of trends and policies everywhere. A crusading anti-communism, however dedicated, is hardly a substitute, as McCone understood, for the restraint that goes with a farseeing view. (Copyright 1965) ---Marquis Childs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT To the Editor: Please accept the thanks of Neighbors of Woodcraft forthe articles and pictures you have published in our behalf. It was just very nice of you to take such an interest in our organization, Sincerely Neighbors of Woodcraft IMPOSSIBLE /! IT DOESNT HAVE ANY HAIR ON ITCOMMUNITY CONCERTS To the Editor: Tne Twin Cities Concert Association has inadvertantly become the target of protest calls concerning Malvina Reynolds, the song writer folk singer, who is to appear on one of our concert programs, One particular group in this area contends that Mrs, Reynolds has been active in the civil rights demonstrations and therefore should not be allowed to display her talents in our community. Now, as an answer to these disturbed citizens who have been discussing this issue with our concert representatives, I am making an effort through your paper toexplain as*explicitly as possible the position of the Concert Association as regards the artists who do appear and perform for the concert audience. I first wish to point out that it would be virtually impossible for our association to send each prospective ‘ performer a questionnaire requesting information as to his religious or political beliefs or idealistic learnings. ‘And even if we were a0 do so, we would still have an unhappy, untenable situation since no two of us think exactly alike and the entire outcome of such an act could be demoralizing dissatisfaction on all levels, thus disrupting our concert association. Also, in the event of such a questionnaire, perhaps the artist would retaliate with an inquisition of hisown choosing, demanding that we, in turn, reveal our own inclinations and doctrines to him before he would consider our offer for a concert appearance, Tocarry the pictureeven further, if-an investigation were to be run on all leading actors and actresses of television, stage or movie fame and the civil rights supporters weeded out by boycott or ban, then I very much fear we would be bereft of this medium of entertainment henceforth. In closing, Iam sincerely sorry if our choice of artist is displeasing to some of the members of the community, We must insist, however, regardless of even our own personal feelings as to the issues involved, that our only policy as regards the promotion of the arts must be an attitude of neither condoning nor condemning our concert performer as regards his personal creed or participation in the furtherance of his particular ideals. Our primary objective, as a concert association, is to supply, in an unbiased fashion, the finest music we are capable of obtaining and to do this as competently as is possible, We believe that our main function is a furtherance of enjoyable music and entertainment for the general appreciation of the music conscious public. Thank you for your attention to this letter, Yours very truly, TWIN CITIES CONCERT ASSOCIATION S/Kim Stevenson President NEITHER DID THE HORSE --

~ am, *1933my Alunc5 epeaen’** OO GO6T ‘LZ AeWw° May 27, 1965..Nevada County Nugget.. de) ESE LEE ET TE LL PI TT TR IT NRTA: . _ SMALL TOWN : SMALL WORLD andnational life, from Teddy Rosevelt to Edmund G, Brown, who have recognized that conservation and beauty and wise use of our God-given resources are a prime concern of the public and of its government, And 1 suggest that those who apply the taunts of "posy -picker” or "bird watcher" to expressors of ideas like these have a close relationship to earlier Americans who as a sport slaughtered passenger pigeons because their numbers seemed inexhaustible, Conservation is an idea whose hour has come--and just in time. ---Joseph C, Houghteling, California Highway Commissioner, from a talk delivered April 23,. before the Institute of Traffic Engineers, San Francisco. WASHINGTON CALLING WASHINGTON IS RUMBLING ABOUT ADMIRAL RABORN WASHINGTON. --When it comes to assessing the blame or the praise--depending on the viewpoint-for American military intervention in the Dominican Republic it appears that anewcomer gets a larger share than had been previously appreciated. For Vice Admiral William F. Raborn (Ret. ) it was an initial venture as head of the Central Intelligence Agency in shaping the-course of a major crisis. From the first he insisted with deeply emotional conviction that the rebellion was Communist-dominated and that “another Cuba" wasimminent. He gave the President the list of 55 Communists involved in the rebellion. It was subsequently shown that the list contained a number of obvious errors. But it wasRaborn's gung-ho approach to his task that startled other participants in the high-level conference leading to the decision to send in the Marines. As one of the President's principal advisers remarked afterward, the admiral seemed to have cast himself in the role of Paul Revere charging into the National Security Council to warn that the redcoats were coming. . "ITwish John McCone was still over there running the CIA," another participant said, “and I never thought I'd live to see that day. " This reflects a widespread feeling at the change of command in the agency that has such far-flung powers exercised in almost-total secrecy. There were deep misgivings when President Kennedy named McCone, a wealthy California industrialist and a Republican, to head CIA. He had had only limited experience in intelligence as under Secretary of the Air Force and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. The fear was that he would be motivated by a quite unprofessional zealand a desire to keep in the public eye. But, on the contrary, McCone proved to be a thoroughgoing professional who shunned virtually all public appearances. He won the respect of the top staff built on the foundation of the World War II OSS. For both personal and business reasons he had long (C'S. ONE oF THOSE KARE, OLD NICTORIAN HORSEHBIR COVCHES. WHAT A WiCé COUCH. WHAT KINO \$ 11? ODD BODKINS.. wanted to return to California. Raborn had no experience in intelligence. His distinguished naval career was climaxed with his direction of the planning and construction of the Polaris submarine, In pushing through this notable advance his organizing ability was invaluable. When he retired in 1963 he became vice-president for program management for Aerojet-General, the big defense contracting firm that is a subsidiary of the General Tire and Rubber Co. at Azusa, Calif. The head of Aerojet-General is former Secretary of the Navy DanKimball. Big, jovial, hard-driving Kimball is an ardent Democrat who has played an important role both on the national scene and in California. Last October when so many retired generals and admirals were whooping it up for Barry Goldwater Admiral Raborn was one of the very few who came out publicly for Johnson's re-election. In a statement issued by the Democratic National Committee in Washington he said, “It the human race is to survive, America's awesomenuclear power should be entrusted only to a man who can be counted upon to exercise calm judgment and wisdom in conducting our foreign policy.”

Raborn's defenders say that this is his shakedown cruise in intelligence and it is, therefore, unfair to judge him on his early performance. But the question of temperament is important and here the contrast with McCone is significant. The Admiral's predecessor rarely showed emotion or excitement. He was given to understatement and to a cautious appraisal of the facts and the estimates as assembled. by. his immediate subordinates whose professionalism he respected. In the view of specialists who observed McCone's operation this ‘was the right approach and particularly forthe present occupant of the White House, Restraint and reserve are two qualities that tend to be in short supply in the executive office. "If tnere is one thing the President does not need, " a devotedco-worker remarked, "itis someone to send himinto orbit. He gets into orbit without any help at all.” In today's complex and perilous world the direction of a vast intelligence apparatus and the advice based on tat operation must be measured against a broad understanding of trends and policies everywhere. A crusading anti-communism, however dedicated, is hardly a substitute, as McCone understood, for the restraint that goes with a farseeing view. (Copyright 1965) ---Marquis Childs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT To the Editor: Please accept the thanks of Neighbors of Woodcraft forthe articles and pictures you have published in our behalf. It was just very nice of you to take such an interest in our organization, Sincerely Neighbors of Woodcraft IMPOSSIBLE /! IT DOESNT HAVE ANY HAIR ON ITCOMMUNITY CONCERTS To the Editor: Tne Twin Cities Concert Association has inadvertantly become the target of protest calls concerning Malvina Reynolds, the song writer folk singer, who is to appear on one of our concert programs, One particular group in this area contends that Mrs, Reynolds has been active in the civil rights demonstrations and therefore should not be allowed to display her talents in our community. Now, as an answer to these disturbed citizens who have been discussing this issue with our concert representatives, I am making an effort through your paper toexplain as*explicitly as possible the position of the Concert Association as regards the artists who do appear and perform for the concert audience. I first wish to point out that it would be virtually impossible for our association to send each prospective ‘ performer a questionnaire requesting information as to his religious or political beliefs or idealistic learnings. ‘And even if we were a0 do so, we would still have an unhappy, untenable situation since no two of us think exactly alike and the entire outcome of such an act could be demoralizing dissatisfaction on all levels, thus disrupting our concert association. Also, in the event of such a questionnaire, perhaps the artist would retaliate with an inquisition of hisown choosing, demanding that we, in turn, reveal our own inclinations and doctrines to him before he would consider our offer for a concert appearance, Tocarry the pictureeven further, if-an investigation were to be run on all leading actors and actresses of television, stage or movie fame and the civil rights supporters weeded out by boycott or ban, then I very much fear we would be bereft of this medium of entertainment henceforth. In closing, Iam sincerely sorry if our choice of artist is displeasing to some of the members of the community, We must insist, however, regardless of even our own personal feelings as to the issues involved, that our only policy as regards the promotion of the arts must be an attitude of neither condoning nor condemning our concert performer as regards his personal creed or participation in the furtherance of his particular ideals. Our primary objective, as a concert association, is to supply, in an unbiased fashion, the finest music we are capable of obtaining and to do this as competently as is possible, We believe that our main function is a furtherance of enjoyable music and entertainment for the general appreciation of the music conscious public. Thank you for your attention to this letter, Yours very truly, TWIN CITIES CONCERT ASSOCIATION S/Kim Stevenson President NEITHER DID THE HORSE --